The Equals?

Eddy Grants first band. My introduction to them was, "Michael and the Slipper Tree" and "Rub A Dub Dub", so I initially thought they were pretty stupid. But I soon realized how great the rest of their songs are. Perfect Pop/RnB.

Funny that this thread should pop up now. I’m on holiday in the UK from the states right now, and I’ve been scouring every record store I come across for some Equals vinyl. No luck so far, but maybe some better luck next week in London.

perdothegit wrote:Funny that this thread should pop up now. I’m on holiday in the UK from the states right now, and I’ve been scouring every record store I come across for some Equals vinyl. No luck so far, but maybe some better luck next week in London.

The Baby Come Back lp on RCA (I think it was called The Sensational Equals in the UK) may be easier to find in the states. A sealed copy just sold for 26 bucks on eBay...They're out there.

Redline wrote:The Baby Come Back lp on RCA (I think it was called The Sensational Equals in the UK) may be easier to find in the states. A sealed copy just sold for 26 bucks on eBay...They're out there.

Thanks for the tip! I guess I’ll continue the search back home. Still lookin' for some Groundhogs I’m missing while here though.

GhostFace wrote:My introduction to them was, "Michael and the Slipper Tree" and "Rub A Dub Dub", so I initially thought they were pretty stupid

On the contrary I think "Michael and the Slipper Tree" is pretty great, even if the lyrics don't make a hell of a lot of sense. I picked up an English greatest hits LP about a year ago and that was one of the tracks I ended up playing again and again right away.

But probably the best Equals cut to play if you're gonna spin records out on the town (or loudly in your house) is "Softly, Softly":

"Michael and the Slipper Tree" is boss, it wouldn't be out of place on a late 60's psychedelic / freakbeat compilation. It also has a weird bubblegum vibe like many of the "late to the psych party" bands. The Cars stole that shit, yo...

Yup, that's also got that cool, simple, sort of "Satisfaction" type of fuzz riff with a stomping beat behind it.

Redline wrote:"Michael and the Slipper Tree" is boss, it wouldn't be out of place on a late 60's psychedelic / freakbeat compilation.

Right. It's got that Lewis Carroll by way of psychedelics kind of vibe. I think Mr. Show made fun of this sort of fare being taken to an extreme with Altered State of Druggachusetts sketch. A lot of doped up sixties and seventies bands played with this sort of imagery.